| "Give Me Strength" | |
|---|---|
| SongbyEric Clapton | |
| from the album 461 Ocean Boulevard | |
| A-side | "I Shot the Sheriff" |
| Released | July 1974 (1974-07) |
| Genre | Blues · Pop |
| Length | 2:51 |
| Label | RSO |
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Clapton |
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd |
"Give Me Strength" is a blues pop song, written and recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton for his 1974 hit studio album 461 Ocean Boulevard under RSO Records.[1] However, the song gained more popularity, when the record company released the song as the B-side to Clapton's number-one single "I Shot the Sheriff", before the studio effort was released.[2] It was released as a seven-inch gramophone record.[3]
According to the music website AllMusic, the title is written in a blues, rock and pop music vein. It features styles of album rock, hard rock, modern blues, blues rock, contemporary pop rock as well as adult contemporary music.[4] The song is written in the key of E major and features a chord progression consisting of mostly major-chords as well as seventh chords. Only one minor chord, in this case an A minor chord was used in the song.[5]
